A judge has banned the planting of genetically modified sugar beets engineered by Monsanto in a ruling that marks a setback for the biotech giant.
Central banks warn that pace of economic recovery is likely to be slow and ‘choppy’.
The militant Islamic group is enticing disaffected US-allied Iraqis to defect by offering them more attractive salaries.
American Bubba Watson and Italian Francesco Molinari took control at the US PGA Championship in a fog-disrupted first round on Thursday.
Louis Oosthuizen is out to prove at this week’s US PGA Championship that his maiden Major win at the Open Championship last month was no fluke.
The rich fishing grounds of the Gulf of Mexico are beginning to reopen more than three months after crude began gushing from the sea floor.
Hewlett-Packard CEO Mark Hurd resigned on Friday after an probe found that he had falsified expense reports to conceal a "personal relationship".
WikiLeaks has posted a huge encrypted file, sparking speculation that those behind the organisation may be prepared to release more information.
US prosecutors stepped up their criminal probe of cyclist Lance Armstrong on allegations of doping, the <i>New York Times</i> reported on Thursday.
An end to the Gulf of Mexico oil disaster was in sight on Wednesday as BP plugged its runaway well.
BP claimed "a significant milestone" on Wednesday in efforts to plug for good the well that has spewed millions of barrels of oil.
The struggling US current affairs magazine <i>Newsweek</i> has been rescued by 91-year-old audio equipment tycoon.
BP was still hoping to attempt the first of two operations to permanently plug its ruptured Gulf of Mexico well on Tuesday.
BP could start plugging its oil well on Monday night, more than three months after its rupture led to the worst offshore oil spill in US history.
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BP said on Friday it could seal its ruptured oil well by next week as the House of Representatives voted to toughen regulation of offshore drilling.
Hackers at an infamous DefCon gathering are proving that old-fashioned smooth talk rivals slick software skills when it comes to pulling off attacks.
US officials are worried about what other secret US documents the whistle-blowing website WikiLeaks may possess and had tried to contact the group.
Toyota on Thursday announced a recall of 373 000 Avalon sedans in the US over a steering-related issue.
A United States judge on Wednesday blocked key parts of Arizona’s tough new immigration law hours before it was to take effect.
Bob Dudley, BP’s new CEO, vowed on Tuesday to "change the culture" of how the company tackles safety issues following the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.
Winning hearts and minds in Afghanistan can be uphill work, as United States soldiers have discovered.
The White House has condemned whistleblower WikiLeaks, accusing the website of putting the lives of US, UK and coalition troops in danger.
BP was expected to announce changes at the top on Monday with the anticipated departure of CEO Tony Hayward
Over the past two months, Apple’s market capitalisation (ie its value as measured by the stock market) averaged out at $229,8-billion.
Workers moved back into BP’s oil spill site on Sunday as seas calmed, and BP could begin pumping mud into the blown-out well later this week.
Tropical Storm Bonnie threatened efforts on Friday to plug BP’s Gulf of Mexico oil leak for good.
North Korea on Friday threatened a "physical response" to Washington’s plans for joint military drills with South Korea.
“Howlin’ Wolf was the most distinctive of Chicago’s blues singers: his demonic howl was legendary”.
A US federal judge ruled in Chicago on Wednesday that the former <i>Daily Telegraph</i> owner Conrad Black be freed from jail in Florida.
New sanctions against North Korea will violate a UN statement issued after the sinking of a South Korean warship, Pyongyang said on Thursday.
BP crews on Wednesday made hasty preparations to protect the damaged Gulf of Mexico oil well from a looming storm.